Legal Opinion
Walker v. Coughlin
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 15, 1995No. 75-CV-538LPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
This case is a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by inmates in protective-custody status in correctional facilities administered by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”). The case was eventually settled and was dismissed in 1991, with the stipulation that the dismissal was without prejudice to plaintiffs moving for attorney’s fees. Plaintiffs have now moved for an award of fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Defendants oppose the motion.
BACKGROUND
The case was originally filed by a number of inmates pro se. They…
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